Man held after shop robbed at gunpoint

Officers responded to a report of a robbery in progress after the man entered the store, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the register, police said. When the clerk pushed an alarm button, the robber fled on foot with stolen groceries. Officers found the man near East Worth and South Hunter streets. The man tried to flee, but he was apprehended about a block away after discarding the gun.

The gun was recovered, and a witness identified the man as the robber. John Fulton, 39, was arrested on suspicion of robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm, authorities said.